A brief history of the City of Kajaani and its journey to becoming the leading European HPC ecosystem - and an engine of AI - by combining bold regional development, higher education, readily available infrastructure, the right operators, and a winning mindset. Read more on dotmagazine.

Artificial Intelligence is writ large in the imaginations of many - but the fantasy is far from the truth. This month, dotmagazine looks at the reality of AI - what it can and can't do, what it needs to be a success, and how it can be used to the benefit of humans and society as a whole. Read more on dotmagazine.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is expected to ensure the competitiveness of German SMEs in the long term. eco – Association of the Internet Industry is a network partner of a consortium which has developed a project proposal on how to best use AI to do so. The project has now been recommended for funding based on the positive reviews of the judges of the innovation competition “Artificial Intelligence as a Driver for Economically-Relevant Ecosystems” of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi).

The main topic of the Digital Summit taking place in Nuremberg on 3 and 4 December is  that of artificial intelligence. AI is a decisive future technology and represents a crucial market for Germany as a digital location. In order to conquer this important technology field, the Alliance to Strengthen Digital Infrastructures in Germany argues that an integrated AI strategy is needed, with high-performance digital infrastructures being a crucial pillar of such a strategy.

eco's monthly English-language in-depth magazine opens its call for contributions from eco member companies and specialists on the topics of Mobility, Logistics and Connected Car.

For the June 2018 issue focus topics will include E-Mobility, Carsharing & IoT Security for Mobility.

Interview with Michael Sahnau, Microsoft Germany, on IoT and AI. Michael is responsible for the area Digital Business Transformation (IoT) at Microsoft Germany. He can look back on more than 20 years of experience in the introduction of new innovative incubation approaches for information technology for companies like...